CVE-2007-5448 json
Madwifi 0.9.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a beacon frame with a large length value in th…
published 2007-10-14 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-5424
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Madwifi 0.9.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a beacon frame with a large length value in the extended supported rates (xrates) element, which triggers an assertion error, related to net80211/ieee80211_scan_ap.c and net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c.
Patch / fix
- madwifi.org/changeset/2736 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/27197 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/27197
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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madwifi.org
/changeset/2736
patch
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:007
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-09.xml
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/26052
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/37182
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/3225
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/482168/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3493
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27541
third-party-advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=195705
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28431
third-party-advisory
- sec-consult.com /298.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5448
- NVD CVE-2007-5448
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